Listening to Lin Feng's words, Rao is calm Sun Fujia, and at this moment, he couldn't help but subconsciously wave his fist excitedly.

He looked at Lin Feng with both eyes and said excitedly: "If we can really find out the identity of the mysterious person on this, it would be great, we can find him out quickly!" ”

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Without further ado, since we have found this way, we need to hurry up and verify it." ”

Sun Fujia did not hesitate and said, "I will command people...... No, the stakes are high, and I will personally go to the county government to investigate. ”

Lin Feng thought about it, Sun Fujia went forward, it was indeed more secure than ordinary guards, and it could also avoid the county officials being lazy and lax, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then this matter will be handed over to Sun Langzhong." ”

Sun Fujia nodded heavily: "Leave the matter of the county government to me, you continue to investigate, and we will act separately to avoid encountering problems on one side and leading to overall stagnation." ”

Lin Feng nodded: "Don't worry, I already have some thoughts about this case." ”

When Sun Fujia heard this, he knew that Lin Feng had a spectrum in his heart, and he didn't delay any longer, and turned around and left directly.

Looking at the back of Sun Fujia leaving, Lin Feng slowly exhaled a breath, their investigation this time was different from the past, because he had mastered the jade pendant of the mysterious person in advance, and had a certain understanding of the identity of the mysterious person, and even knew the surname, so it was easier to investigate the case in difficulty than before.

However, because he was pressed for time, it added some difficulties.

Otherwise, if there is no time limit, Lin Feng will be able to solve this case easily, and not be as stressful as he is now.

After one last glance at this special room with only beds, Lin Feng turned around and walked out, and as he walked, he said to Xia Xungong: "Master Xia, I don't know where Ling Lang's study is?" ”

Xia Xungong quickly understood that Lin Feng was going to the study to investigate, and he hurriedly said, "It's next door." ”

As Xia Xungong opened the door, a spacious and bright study came into view.

Like the mediocre bedroom, the decoration of the study is also very ordinary.

Several bookshelves are arranged in sequence, and the shelves are piled with various books.

Near the window, there is a pear blossom wood table with intricate carved patterns, giving people a sense of heaviness and making people know that it is expensive at first glance.

Other than that, there is no obvious difference from ordinary people's study.

Lin Feng looked around the room, only to see that the wall was still blank, and there were no famous calligraphy and paintings, he was curious: "Master Xia, doesn't Ling Lang have a favorite calligraphy and painting?" ”

Xia Xungong said: "Da Lang respects Wang Xizhi's words, and what he copies on weekdays is Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. ”

"That is ......"

Lin Feng looked at the wall and said, "Why don't you see any hanging calligraphy and paintings in Ling Lang's study?" ”

"This ah......" Xia Xungong can still say casually even after many years: "Da Lang thinks that reading is like the penance of a monk, and it is necessary to cultivate the mind in a quiet and simple environment, so that he can achieve success, such self-denial and strict observance of the rules are very in line with the principles that my Xia family has always adhered to, so he has always been the best heir in my heart." ”

Lin Feng bowed slightly, in a big family like the Xia family, as the eldest son, the study can be called simple like ordinary people.

Before coming to the bookshelf, Lin Feng took out a book casually, looking at the clean writing, Lin Feng understood in his heart that it seemed that the Xia family also cleaned this study every day, so that even if it had no owner after six years, it was not covered by a little dust.

He opened the book casually, and saw that there were very regular words written at the bottom of each page, like reading notes, recording his reading experience.

Seeing this, Lin Feng narrowed his eyes, and became more and more sure of his judgment of Xia Haohan's true nature in his heart.

He took a serious look at the reading experience written by Xia Haohan, and then closed it and put it back.

Lin Feng walked past the bookshelf, came to the back of the table, and sat down.

He looked at the few books neatly placed on the left side of the table, as well as the papers neatly stacked in front of him, and said, "Master Xia, what is this?" ”

Xia Xungong looked at the books and papers on the table, with unconcealed memories in his eyes, and said: "These are all books that Da Lang read on the day of the accident, the words written, I can't bear to let people move, looking at these books, these words...... I would feel as if time had not passed, still standing still on that day, sometimes sitting here, and sometimes I would even think in a trance that Da Lang had not been brutally killed, and that he would push the door in and continue to read aloud as usual. ”

Listening to Xia Xungong's words, Lin Feng nodded, Xia Xungong is really a father like Zhao Deshun, it can be seen from the reflection of the Xia family's gate and courtyard tiles that Xia Xungong must have obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is beyond the normal rules...... But even so, in the face of the unfinished books and papers on Xia Haohan's table, he could still endure six years and not let people put them away and tidy them up, which is enough to see his feelings for Xia Haohan.

Lin Feng picked up a book on the table and looked up.

I saw that this book was the Book of Songs.

He was just about to open the Book of Songs, when he saw that the book turned on its own, and finally stopped on one page.

Looking at the gold leaf sandwiched in the pages, Lin Feng raised his eyebrows: "Bookmark? ”

Or a golden bookmark?

The sunlight passed through the window lattice and shone on the golden bookmark, shining dazzlingly, which made Lin Feng sigh in his heart, a big clan is a big clan, even if it is simple...... It is also the simplicity of using gold leaf as a bookmark.

"There is a bookmark on this page, is Xia Haohan just seeing here? Or is he focusing on this page? ”

Lin Feng thought as he picked up the bookmark and looked at the book.

And that's when ......

"What is this?"

Lin Feng's eyes flashed suddenly, he looked at the content of this page, and suddenly raised his head and said to Du Wei: "Lai Guogong, you come and see." ”

Du Wei was checking the bookshelf on the side, and when he heard Lin Feng's words, he hurriedly stuffed the book back and walked over quickly.

"Zide, what's wrong?"

As soon as he spoke, he saw Lin Feng hold up the book and place it in front of him.

Du Wei happened to see the content of this page.

He was puzzled at first, but when he read the content of this page clearly, his eyes widened, and his face changed suddenly: "This ......"

He hurriedly looked at Lin Feng: "Could it be that he has also seen the jade pendant?" ”

Lin Feng squinted his eyes and did not respond immediately, but looked at the contents of the page again.

I saw that on this page, there was a poem in the "Book of Songs", and the name of the poem was "Shaofeng Yanyan".

This poem is famous, and it is the first farewell poem that can be traced in history.

Of course, this was not enough to make Lin Feng and Du Wei change color.

What they really care about is that in this poem, there are such lines of poetry: "The end is warm and beneficial, and the body is cautious." The thought of the ancestors, in order to help the widow".

That's right, on the jade pendant of the mysterious person, the "final warmth and benefit, Shu Shen body" comes from this poem!

And now, in the book Xia Haohan read before he died, with a bookmark, on the page that he could turn to at will, there happened to be this poem on the jade pendant...... What does this mean?

Du Wei looked at Lin Feng: "Could it be that he just read this page?" ”

Lin Feng flipped the pages of the book backwards and said, "There are reading experiences in the back, either I re-read this book and re-read this page, or it is specially marked...... And the owner of this jade pendant happened to kill him, Lai Guogong, what do you think it will be? ”

Du Wei took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "There won't be such a coincidence, it seems that it is indeed specially marked." ”

Lin Feng raised his finger and pointed to the bottom of the page, and said, "Lai Guogong, look here, there is a poem here, looking at the color of the ink, it should have been written later, and it is different from the original reading notes." ”

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Du Wei hurriedly looked.

I saw that at the bottom of the page, in a very narrow area, there was such a poem written: "Lie in the north window with a pillow, and Lang will be playful." ”

When he saw this poem, he was slightly stunned at first, but suddenly, a look of surprise and surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

Lin Feng took Du Wei's reaction into his eyes and said, "Does Lai Guogong know this poem?" ”

Among the poems he had memorized in his reading career, he had never seen this poem, so Lin Feng was not sure if it was original by Xia Haohan or if it had a source.

Du Wei frowned slightly, and said: "This is the poem of Yuefu in the Southern Dynasty, the title of the poem is "Midnight Song", which talks about the tryst between men and women. ”

Tryst with man and woman......

A flash of lightning suddenly flashed in Lin Feng's mind, as if in an instant, the thickest dark cloud in front of him dispersed in an instant!

He said quickly: "This poem was written later, and it is completely different from the reading experience he wrote before, and this poem in the Book of Songs is written as a farewell poem, and it has nothing to do with the tryst between men and women!" ”

"Therefore, Xia Haohan will write this abrupt tryst poem here, and there is only one situation......"

Du Wei stared at Lin Feng with wide eyes, and then listened to Lin Feng say: "Either he had a tryst with the owner of the jade pendant, or he is fantasizing about a tryst with him......"

In either case, it only proves one thing...... He, the owner of the absolute jade pendant! ”

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Du Gou's heart couldn't help but make waves, and he was first excited: "There is a clue!" Finally, there is a clue that points directly to the mysterious man! ”

But then, he frowned again and said, "If the mysterious person is the person Xia Haohan loves, then the mysterious person doesn't need to kill Xia Haohan because of this, right?" Could it be that Xia Haohan is too entangled? ”

Lin Feng said: "Killing people is different from other things, if it's just because of the entanglement of admirers, a woman, the killer will be killed...... Isn't that a bit counterintuitive? ”

"This ......"

Du Wei frowned, and then nodded: "Indeed, it is a little unreasonable. ”

"So...... It is true that the mysterious man is the crush of the deceased, but between them, there is definitely something else going on! ”

At this time, Lin Feng looked at Xia Xungong and said, "Master Xia, I don't know what Ling Lang said to you about his marriage?" ”

"Marriage?"

Xia Xungong was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Lin Feng to suddenly mention this stubble, he shook his head: "He has never mentioned marriage to me, our Xia family has rules, the order of parents, the words of the matchmaker, as an heir, just listen to the family arrangement and marry the right wife for the growth of the family." ”

Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly: "In other words, he doesn't have the right to choose his own marriage?" ”

Xia Xungong frowned, and was a little dissatisfied with Lin Feng's statement: "It's not a matter of whether there is a right or not, but for the sake of the family's growth, as the heir of the Xia family, he should fulfill his obligations, not to mention that he is still the eldest son, and he should take on this responsibility." ”

Although the Tang Dynasty could fall in love freely, not all parents were enlightened, and even the serious family system of the Tang Dynasty made them pay more attention to the marriage of their children.

Like Xiao Yu, there are still very few people who don't use their daughter's marriage as a weight.

Lin Feng pondered for a moment, then put down the book and flipped through the other books.

Other books have no bookmarks, and they are all normal reading notes, which can also indirectly prove that the "Book of Songs" is special.

He put down the book and looked at the paper in front of him.

Lin Feng picked up the paper, looked up, and found that it was an article that had not been finalized.

The content of the article is a suggestion for the Xia family to cultivate scholars and increase the Xia family's power.

It says to build a school, recruit scholars as Mr., and find talented students from Anyang County to train and help them in scientific research.

Of course, don't think that Xia Haohan is doing charity, a family that puts the interests of the family first, they will not do this kind of charity, his purpose is to cultivate a group of scholars who are loyal and grateful to the Xia family, so as to increase the strength of the Xia family in the court.

And this is also what all the families are doing, and it is not very special.

Lin Feng didn't care about these, what he cared about was the second half that Xia Haohan hadn't finished.

In addition to cultivating scholars for the Xia family from the baby, Xia Haohan also wrote a method, he suggested that the Xia family recruit scholars in Anyang County, let these scholars worship a famous scholar of the Xia family as a teacher, and forcefully incorporate them into the Xia family's forces.

If someone is unwilling, then use the power of the Xia family to carry out attacks in all aspects, eliminate dissidents, and completely control the scholars in Anyang County.

Of course, Xia Haohan would not write so explicitly, and the words were very elegant, so that people couldn't find fault at first glance, after all, Xia Haohan used funding to help students in the same county better increase their knowledge, etc., but his mind couldn't hide it from Lin Feng at all.

Lin Feng's fingertips lightly knocked on the bookcase, looking at this unfinished article, his eyes narrowed.

He wasn't surprised by Xia Haohan's bold idea, what surprised him was that the Xia family really had the strength to do what Xia Haohan said?

After all, the Xia family is different from the Chen family, the Chen family still has the merit of the dragon, and Xiao Yu, an important minister of the court, is a distant relative, but even so, the Chen family does not dare to be like Xia Haohan, who can't be recruited, and has to crack down and exclude dissidents......

Is it really that the local government is an ornament?

The Tang Dynasty opened the imperial examination, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was a blow to the family and a promotion of the children of the poor family, how could the local government not pay attention to these big families?

is usually amicable with you, but once you do something that touches the bottom line, the court will never sit idly by, and the life or death of a poor scholar is Li Shimin's bottom line.

Therefore, how could Xia Haohan dare to give such a suggestion to the Xia family......

Lin Feng pondered for a while, looked at Xia Xungong, and said, "Xia family master, I don't know about Ling Lang's article, have you read it?" ”

When Xia Xungong heard this, his expression was slightly embarrassed, and he said truthfully: "I saw it." ”

"Then I don't know what the Xia family master thinks of the advice on this article?" Lin Feng said slowly.

But at this moment, Xia Xungong suddenly felt a huge pressure fall on his shoulders, which made him feel a little frightened in his heart, and his face changed slightly...... Lin Feng is of course here to solve the case, but don't forget, he is also a five-grade official of the imperial court, and he is a member of the core officials of the early dynasty, so when he sees such an article, whether it is for the investigation of the case or for the Tang Dynasty, he will not be able to ignore it.

Xia Xungong hurriedly said: "I also hope that Lin Temple is well aware that my Xia family has absolutely not done any suppression on the scholars in the county, and my Xia family has always had strict rules, including the rules that must not be bullied and recklessly relied on the identity of the Xia family." ”

"We have always been strict with ourselves, and we are very kind to the ordinary people, if the forest temple is not believed, you can send someone to ask, and you will know whether what I said is true or false."

Listening to Xia Xungong's explanation, the oppression emanating from Lin Feng's whole body dissipated like spring breeze and rain, and he said with a smile: "Why should the Xia family master be so nervous, this official naturally believes that the Xia family will not do such a thing." ”

"I just want to know, why did Ling Lang write this article? Has he always been so aggressive? ”

Xia Xungong saw that the pressure disappeared, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He looked at Lin Feng with a hint of caution in his eyes, although Lin Feng was not very old, he could see the deep meaning of this superficially normal article at a glance, which was enough to prove his eyesight and wisdom.

Xia Xungong said: "Don't hide it from Lin Sizheng, in fact, I don't know why Da Lang suddenly wrote such an article. ”

"As I said before, he has always been the most well-behaved and the best one, he knows the three hundred and fifty rules of the Xia family by heart, and he is also gentle and polite to people outside, so after his accident, when I came to the study to see this article, I was also very surprised."

Lin Feng pondered for a moment and said slowly: "In other words, this article appeared very strangely? ”

"Yes."

Du Wei listened to the words of Xia Xungong and Lin Feng, looked at the article on the paper, and couldn't help but say: "Zide, this article has not been written yet, it was written by him on the day of the crime, is this related to his killing?" ”

Lin Feng was just about to speak, when he suddenly saw a figure rushing in.

"Lin Sizheng, I'm back."

At the same time as the sound sounded, I heard the sound of the brush, and the paper fan unfolded.

The figure of Sao Bao appeared in front of him.

Chen Miao came back, but his clothes were a little messy, and some of his hair came out of his head, which made Lin Feng a little surprised: "You fought with someone?" ”

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Chen Miao looked at Lin Feng with a resentful expression: "What did Lin Si ask me to do, didn't I count it in my heart?" ”

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly startled.

Chen Miao shouldn't have been scratched by the daughter of the Xia family, right?

Thinking about it, the question I asked Chen Miao to ask was indeed a bit scratchy.

He coughed, pretending not to understand Chen Miao's resentment, got up and walked outside, and said, "Say it outside." ”

The two left the study and came to the window.

Looking at the wind-wrinkled lake in front of him, Lin Feng said, "Let's talk about it, what did Xia Haohan's widow say?" ”

Chen Miao took a deep breath, closed the paper fan, and said, "As I expected, Brother Xia slept with him after ordering someone to beat that big bed. ”

"Listen to what they say...... Tsk, very brave, this makes me very suspicious, is it Brother Xia secretly took the medicine, obviously I won when I was in the Qinglou. ”

Lin Feng listened carefully to Chen Miao's words and said, "Go on." ”

In the cold autumn wind of late autumn, Chen Miao fanned her fan and said: "In the month that Brother Xia came back from Luzhou, Brother Xia basically slept with him every day, and he was extremely brave. ”

"But suddenly, after a month, Brother Xia stopped looking for them, not only was he no longer sleeping with them, but he didn't even want any of them."

Lin Feng's heart moved, he suddenly looked at Chen Miao, and said, "Sudden change? Without warning? ”

Chen Miao nodded: "That's right, it's just that without warning, from a person who sings every night to a vegetarian monk......

Speaking of this, Chen Miao sighed with emotion: "In this way, when Brother Xia took me to the Qinglou, he called so many girls to accompany me, but he sat alone and drank, he was really not close to women, I thought he saw that I was more handsome and chic, and he didn't dare to compare with me." ”

A month later, it suddenly changed......

After returning from Luzhou, why did you suddenly have such a great demand for women, but why did you suddenly stay away from women a month later?

Lin Feng thought back to the big bed, the poem he saw in the study, and the article......

He suddenly raised his head and said, "Before and after his change, did his concubines find that his mood changed?" ”

Chen Miao thought for a while and said, "They said that Brother Xia was a serious person. didn't smile, and during that time, they kept a straight face and frowned, so that they didn't dare to approach. ”

"But I think they're."

Chen Miao said: "Brother Xia is obviously as suave as me, humorous, and knows everything, how can it be that what they say is serious and unsmiling." ”

Lin Feng listened to Chen Miao's words, his eyes looked at him with gloomy eyes, and his eyes were full of meaning.

Chen Miao was a little disillusioned by Lin Feng's special gaze, and said, "Lin Sizheng, what do you think I'm doing?" ”

Lin Feng sighed, shook his head, and said, "You are quite happy." ”

"What?" Chen Miao was stunned.

Lin Feng didn't continue the topic, his eyes flickered, and many thoughts kept pouring out of his mind.

As more and more clues were obtained, the thoughts in Lin Feng's mind began to gradually close, and a complete inference gradually took shape.

Suddenly, he turned around directly, came to Du Gou, and said, "Lai Guogong, I need you to help me find a list." ”

"List?"

Du Wei listened to Lin Feng's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized something.

He hurriedly said, "Could it be ...... Did you find out again? ”

Lin Feng met Du Gou's excited expression and nodded slowly: "I can probably determine what happened to Xia Haohan before the crime." ”

"Really?"

Lin Feng nodded and said, "As we got from the clues from the Book of Songs, we can confirm that Xia Haohan met a mysterious person in Luzhou and fell in love with him. ”

"Then he left Luzhou and separated from him, and the love in his heart not only did not diminish because of leaving, but became stronger, so that he needed other women to release it......"

Du Wei frowned and said, "You mean...... The big bed? ”

Lin Feng nodded.

"Is it worth his release? specially hit a big bed...... "Du Wei was a little suspicious.

Lin Feng said: "Normally, maybe you don't need to...... But don't forget the situation of the Xia family. ”

"The Xia family has strict rules and has the ambition to strengthen the Xia family, and Xia Haohan, as the eldest son, was under tremendous pressure on the day he was born."

"Some people can be tough under great pressure, while others can't bear it, and their hearts are twisted and have different psychological problems than ordinary people."

"And that time...... It was the first time Xia Haohan left the Xia family, the first time he got rid of the shackles on his shoulders and the strict rules that made him unable to breathe, and it was also the first time he found the person he loved, it can be said that Luzhou was the first place where he had himself......"

In this case, from Luzhou, which is free and has people you like, to the Xia family, which is as strict as a cage...... He also misses the person he loves, and his love is strong, and finally this intensity is transformed into the things of men and women who must be released......"

Lin Feng looked at Du Wei and said in a deep voice: "He just found himself in Luzhou, but the Xia family didn't even have the qualifications to propose marriage...... Do you think it's strange that he uses the big bed to rebel against the confinement around him, so as to vent the many emotions in his heart? ”

Du Wei listened to Lin Feng's words, was silent for a while, then nodded slowly, and sighed: "The common disease of the big family, and the Xia family is even worse, it is indeed not surprising. ”

Lin Feng nodded and continued: "Later, a month later, he suddenly stopped venting, stopped sleeping with him, and he had a very bad temper in those days, and he never touched any female sex after that...... What do you think this means? ”

Du Wei's eyes moved slightly, and he guessed: "Could it be ...... Is there a problem with his feelings for the person he loves? ”

Lin Feng didn't answer Du Wei directly, but said: "Lai Guogong still remembers that the head of the Xia family said that when Xia Haohan just came back from Luzhou, he confidently said that his business in Luzhou would be very good, and even surpass Anyang County, but after his death, the Xia family's business in Luzhou suffered a heavy blow and failed to withdraw. ”

Du Wei nodded: "There is such a thing." ”

"Did Lai Guogong ever think about why Xia Haohan had such confidence? Why do you think that Luzhou's business can even surpass the base camp of Anyang County? What gave him confidence? Lin Feng asked.

"This ......" Du Wei frowned and thought about it, but before he could come up with it, he heard Lin Feng's voice sound: "Marriage!" ”

"What?"

Du Wei was stunned.

He hurriedly looked at Lin Feng, only to hear Lin Feng say: "The jade pendant of the big family, except for a strange thing like Chen Miao, not many people will show off outside. ”

"As a woman, you will only be more reserved."

"So, under what circumstances will a woman's close-fitting jade pendant be seen by a man?"

Du Wei was also a member of the big clan, and he quickly understood what Lin Feng meant, and he couldn't help but say, "Could it be...... A token of love? ”

Lin Feng thought back to the jade pendant that Xiao Man'er gave him, and said slowly: "This possibility is the highest. ”

Du Gou's eyes lit up suddenly, he finally understood what Lin Feng meant, and he said, "This Chen surnamed Yu Pei must also belong to a certain big clan!" ”

Therefore, it is very likely that Xia Haohan fell in love with the woman of the Chen family and exchanged love tokens, and it is precisely because of this that the marriage of the two big families and the help of the woman's family will make him confident that the business will be better...... That is to say......"

Du Wei looked at Lin Feng and said excitedly: "This Chen family must be in Luzhou!" ”

"Luzhou Chen Jia...... Got it! ”

His hands danced excitedly, his face full of excitement: "Zide, we found it!" We have finally found the family that this jade pendant represents! That mysterious man, there is no escape! Whether or not we can rescue the captives, he ...... There is absolutely no escape! ”

"You did it! You really did it! ”

(End of chapter)